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vice presidential candidate paul ryan made a similar point articulating the romney/ryan position. >> in the days ahead and in the years ahead, american foreign policy needs moral clarity and firmness of purpose. [ applause ] only by the confident exercise of american influence are evil and violence overcome. that is how we keep problems abroad from becoming crises. that is what keeps the peace. and that is what we will have in a romney/ryan administration. >> all right. moral clarity and purpose. that, that is what keeps the peace. ryan's statement harkins back to mitt romney's three-point foreign policy plan he detailed on wednesday in response to the libyan assault. it was his third point after confidence and clarity that syncs up with what his running mate said. >> number three is resolve in our might. that in those rare circumstances, those rare circumstances where we decide it's essential for us to apply military might, that we do so with overwhelming force. >> it is hard to say what it means to run a resolve-based foreign policy against your enemies because the question is, wha
vice presidential candidate paul ryan made a similar point articulating the romney/ryan position. >> in the days ahead and in the years ahead, american foreign policy needs moral clarity and firmness of purpose. [ applause ] only by the confident exercise of american influence are evil and violence overcome. that is how we keep problems abroad from becoming crises. that is what keeps the peace. and that is what we will have in a romney/ryan administration. >> all right. moral...
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paul ryan. isn't that something? wait a second. romney/ryan, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. there we go. thank you. >> wow. you know things are bad when a nominee has to remind people he's the one on the top of the ticket. suddenly, this reunion is not feeling so good. joining me now is nia-malika henderson, a reporter for "the washington post," and ryan grim, reporter for "the huffington post." thanks for being here. >> great to be here, rev. >> nia, i've been around politics since i was a teenager, i've never seen anything that bad where the nominee had to stop the crowd and put his name out front. i mean, this is a little crazy, don't you think? >> and you've seen this before. you've seen people, you know, sort of tripping up on romney's name, calling him mitt romney. you've seen him on "60 minutes" rep minding that he's the one on the ticket running for president. ryan has energized this ticket. barack conservatives on board. now you have conservatives saying, unleash ryan and have him talk more about policy and his plans for the future of the country. but it has been a bit of a stic
paul ryan. isn't that something? wait a second. romney/ryan, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. there we go. thank you. >> wow. you know things are bad when a nominee has to remind people he's the one on the top of the ticket. suddenly, this reunion is not feeling so good. joining me now is nia-malika henderson, a reporter for "the washington post," and ryan grim, reporter for "the huffington post." thanks for being here. >> great to be here, rev. >> nia, i've been...
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ryan has taken cover behind mitt romney. but, wait a minute, mitt romney's record on abortion, that's got a few holes in it too. ryan might as well take cover behind a chain-link fence if he's going to be hanging around romney. ryan told reporters that mitt romney's position on abortion will win out in the end. >> mitt romney's going to be the president and the president sets policy. his policies exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother. i'm comfortable with it, because it's a good step in the right direction. >> now, if you're paul ryan, it's easy to say that mitt romney has taken steps in the right direction. just last year, romney showed the world how quickly he's prepared to drop his support for any exceptions in abortion cases. >> would you have support of the constitutional amendment that would have established the definition of life at conception? >> absolutely. >> the amendment romney will absolutely sign would basically outlaw all abortions if roe versus wade is overturned. that's really the end game for
ryan has taken cover behind mitt romney. but, wait a minute, mitt romney's record on abortion, that's got a few holes in it too. ryan might as well take cover behind a chain-link fence if he's going to be hanging around romney. ryan told reporters that mitt romney's position on abortion will win out in the end. >> mitt romney's going to be the president and the president sets policy. his policies exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother. i'm comfortable with it, because it's a...
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the miami herald, ryan could hurt romney in florida. the indian river press journal, ryan may be a liability in florida. romney's pick for running mate could antagonize many seniors. with ryan in, medicare key. they weren't fans of bold policy that intruded on health care. the ledger newspaper of lakeland, florida. romney seeks distance from ryan's plans. the" bradenton herald", ryan could be a drag in florida. see, in republicanville, paul ryan may be some combination of a reincarnated ronald reagan and a rock star. but in normalville, outside of the bubble, he's the kill medicare guy. and again, i think this may be a shock to them. republicans have their own echo chamber, if you listen to conservatives, just echoing each other, just talking to each other about paul ryan, you would think that selecting him was not only noncontroversial, you would think that it was being greeted with universal acclaim. it is not. usa today had the first polling today since paul ryan was tapped to be mitt romney's running mate, and it is not pretty for t
the miami herald, ryan could hurt romney in florida. the indian river press journal, ryan may be a liability in florida. romney's pick for running mate could antagonize many seniors. with ryan in, medicare key. they weren't fans of bold policy that intruded on health care. the ledger newspaper of lakeland, florida. romney seeks distance from ryan's plans. the" bradenton herald", ryan could be a drag in florida. see, in republicanville, paul ryan may be some combination of a...
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vice presidential candidate paul ryan made a similar point articulating the romney/ryan position. >> in the days ahead and in the years ahead, american foreign policy needs moral clarity and firmness of purpose. [ applause ] only by the confident exercise of american influence are evil and violence overcome. that is how we keep problems abroad from becoming crises. that is what keeps the peace. and that is what we will have in a romney/ryan administration. >> all right. moral clarity and purpose. that, that is what keeps the peace. ryan's statement harkins back to mitt romney's three-point foreign policy plan he detailed on wednesday in response to the libyan assault. it was his third point after confidence and clarity that syncs up with what his running mate said. >> number three is resolve in our might. that in those rare circumstances, those rare circumstances where we decide it's essential for us to apply military might, that we do so with overwhelming force. >> it is hard to say what it means to run a resolve-based foreign policy against your enemies because the question is, wha
vice presidential candidate paul ryan made a similar point articulating the romney/ryan position. >> in the days ahead and in the years ahead, american foreign policy needs moral clarity and firmness of purpose. [ applause ] only by the confident exercise of american influence are evil and violence overcome. that is how we keep problems abroad from becoming crises. that is what keeps the peace. and that is what we will have in a romney/ryan administration. >> all right. moral...
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going with ryan, romney or obama? >> i don't tell people how to vote. >> no, in terms of policy. >> people have to make judgment calls on where they think federal dollars should go. medicare's on the same path spending wise under obama and ryan. it will grow gdp plus 0.5%. obama tries to make that work by changing things on the provider and payment side. trying on to make medicare pay for quality. ryan does it by moving to a voucher program. if you're voting on medicare in the direction you think will be more effective. >> take a look at this romney campaign ad. it is the new tv ad and attacking the present on medicare coming from romney's side. >> you paid into medicare for years. every paycheck. now when you need it, obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. why? to pay for obama care. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed health care is is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney/ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthen it is plan important the
going with ryan, romney or obama? >> i don't tell people how to vote. >> no, in terms of policy. >> people have to make judgment calls on where they think federal dollars should go. medicare's on the same path spending wise under obama and ryan. it will grow gdp plus 0.5%. obama tries to make that work by changing things on the provider and payment side. trying on to make medicare pay for quality. ryan does it by moving to a voucher program. if you're voting on medicare in the...
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but the pick for ryan was not by romney. you look at what the wall street journal, look at what bill kristol and them said. now they're saying romney can't move away from ryan's budget. they were out talking yesterday. bill kristol said he can't just be for ryan for v.p., he's got to be for the ryan program. they want to take over the whole romney campaign. >> bob, let me ask you this quickly. it's not only medicare. president was out slamming congressman ryan for holding up the farm bill which is going to hurt him in a lot of those states. he says it endangered the livelihoods of millions. take a listen. >> right now too many members of congress are blocking the farm bill from becoming law. i am told that governor romney's new running mate might be around iowa the next few days. he's one of them standing in the way. we've got to put politics aside when it comes to doing the right thing for rural america and for iowa. >> looks like the president and his team is going to define mr. ryan on several issues that will not resonat
but the pick for ryan was not by romney. you look at what the wall street journal, look at what bill kristol and them said. now they're saying romney can't move away from ryan's budget. they were out talking yesterday. bill kristol said he can't just be for ryan for v.p., he's got to be for the ryan program. they want to take over the whole romney campaign. >> bob, let me ask you this quickly. it's not only medicare. president was out slamming congressman ryan for holding up the farm bill...
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so governor romney and paul ryan want to fix medicare. they want to strengthen it for future generations. >> let me get an answer from you with all due respect. that going to talk about it? >> of course, of course, we have to talk about it. of course, of course. president obama is taking $700 billion out of medicare to fund his new obama plan. that doesn't make sense. of course we have to talk about it. this is a serious campaign. >> yeah, i agree with you. >> we're talking about issues and problems that need to be solved. >> i agree with you. and one of the biggest issues, doesn't matter where you come from, unemployment, 14.1% in the african-american community, 10.3% in the hispanic community. 8.3% across the country. what specifically do you think a president can really do to change that situation? >> there are five things they want do. this problem is worse. these are people who have been taken out of the labor force. president romney will dramatically increase and strengthen our ability to become an independent energy source, a power
so governor romney and paul ryan want to fix medicare. they want to strengthen it for future generations. >> let me get an answer from you with all due respect. that going to talk about it? >> of course, of course, we have to talk about it. of course, of course. president obama is taking $700 billion out of medicare to fund his new obama plan. that doesn't make sense. of course we have to talk about it. this is a serious campaign. >> yeah, i agree with you. >> we're...
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paul ryan. isn't that something? >> ryan! ryan! >> wait a second. romney, ryan. romney, ryan. romney, ryan. there you go. i guess the question becomes are people pushing him into something he's not? he got good interviews in. is the trouble in part when romney tries not to be romney? >> yeah, i think it's ironic that they're saying let ryan be ryan. but throughout then tire process, we've really not been 100% clear who mitt romney is, right, because the guy who was governor of massachusetts, had he run as that guy, he would have been more like the guy we saw on "60 minutes." he's been forced to run this eternal primary where he's constantly trying to please the farthest right base of the republican party and so he isn't really being allowed to make what is supposed to be a pivot to a general election candidacy. so i think the problem really is partly that. then they've tried to pull romney into the ryan mold. they vnld allowed ryan to do what he was picked to do, which is talks on policy because they understand that would be even more unpopular than what they're putting out th
paul ryan. isn't that something? >> ryan! ryan! >> wait a second. romney, ryan. romney, ryan. romney, ryan. there you go. i guess the question becomes are people pushing him into something he's not? he got good interviews in. is the trouble in part when romney tries not to be romney? >> yeah, i think it's ironic that they're saying let ryan be ryan. but throughout then tire process, we've really not been 100% clear who mitt romney is, right, because the guy who was governor of...
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romney endorsed the ryan plan. when he picked ryan he married the ryan plan. >> patrick, medicare beneficiaries in florida, there is nearly 3.4 million medicare beneficiaries in florida. and with states -- high senior citizen populations, florida has the most with 17.3%. this is not only where you are running, this is where the republicans are having their convention. seems contradictory, doesn't it? >> it certainly does. and -- what is scary is the fact that they are lying. you know, allen west put an ad out saying that i'm supporting a plan that is cutting medicare by $700 billion. that's not the fact. it is scary what they are able to get away with. we have to get the facts straight and hold them accountable for their words. >> let me hold you there. the facts are you said that you are not supporting a plan that takes $700 million out of medicare. this is what they charged president obama with. explain to us what the $700 billion that the president has proposed cutting and i think bob just referred to it and wit
romney endorsed the ryan plan. when he picked ryan he married the ryan plan. >> patrick, medicare beneficiaries in florida, there is nearly 3.4 million medicare beneficiaries in florida. and with states -- high senior citizen populations, florida has the most with 17.3%. this is not only where you are running, this is where the republicans are having their convention. seems contradictory, doesn't it? >> it certainly does. and -- what is scary is the fact that they are lying. you...
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tlp aren't enough white boards in the country to explain the romney ryan or ryan romney plan. you can't just circle the world solvent over and over and over. there's going to be that fish sure between what's on top of the ticket and what a lot of republicans have to sell. >> the other advantage pawlenty has is that he's been tested. he got out there and did all those things that you go through, the marco rubios haven't gone through, that christie hasn't gone through. they haven't tested their appeal, those guys. >> yeah. and the other thing about pawlenty is if you want to run towards the median vote every and not the voter on the right. he has a record where he was a fiscal conservative in certain way, but he also did propose additional educational funding for the first two years of tuition, for example, math and science students in his state. and he can go out to other states and talk about that as a model. there was a time people used to like governors because they would campaign around the country. what has paul ryan done in office? increased the
tlp aren't enough white boards in the country to explain the romney ryan or ryan romney plan. you can't just circle the world solvent over and over and over. there's going to be that fish sure between what's on top of the ticket and what a lot of republicans have to sell. >> the other advantage pawlenty has is that he's been tested. he got out there and did all those things that you go through, the marco rubios haven't gone through, that christie hasn't gone through. they haven't tested...
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one thing that's clear, after the first 48 hours of romney ryan, mitt romney is acting like a new candidate. >> i guess you think i made the right decision, the right choice? people ask me why i chose paul ryan. the answer is i wanted someone who was a leader. >> paul ryan has given the republican ticket and romney himself a boost of energy and it's not just evident in the largest rallies we've seen. finally looks like he's enjoying being a candidate again. here's how he confidently took on a heckler in wisconsin last night. >> you see, young man, this group here is respectful of other people's rights to be heard. >> and clearly, ryan himself is enjoying and he enjoyed that warm reception back home in wisconsin. >> my veins run with cheese, bratwurst and a little spot of some miller. >> now, of course, romney is hardly the first presidential candidate to try to use a vp pick to relaunch his campaign. walter mondale, bob dole, al gore, john mccain tried to shake things up. all lost any way. the question is, whether the ryan pick will be more than a short-term boost. will romney's relaunch do
one thing that's clear, after the first 48 hours of romney ryan, mitt romney is acting like a new candidate. >> i guess you think i made the right decision, the right choice? people ask me why i chose paul ryan. the answer is i wanted someone who was a leader. >> paul ryan has given the republican ticket and romney himself a boost of energy and it's not just evident in the largest rallies we've seen. finally looks like he's enjoying being a candidate again. here's how he confidently...
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that's new for paul ryan at least. and it's sort of new for mitt romney, too. since that initial statement was released, paul ryan has made no less than six public appearances. how has he avoided it at all these appearances, being asked about the brand new policy position he's advocating now that he wants to be vice president. it's in total contradiction to every step he has taken as a congressman. the only difference between paul ryan's position and todd akin's position is todd akin is willing to use fake science to act like fake rapes and invest don't exist. paul ryan has not bothered to feed you the fake science. he by apparently this disagreement statement they put out, he presumably knows that rape victims and incest victims do sometimes get pregnant and he knows what he wants the government to do, force those women to bear those pregnancies against their will until term. which one is worse? saying you want to force a woman who has just conceived against her will to also give birth against her will by order of the government? or telling yourself a fake sci
that's new for paul ryan at least. and it's sort of new for mitt romney, too. since that initial statement was released, paul ryan has made no less than six public appearances. how has he avoided it at all these appearances, being asked about the brand new policy position he's advocating now that he wants to be vice president. it's in total contradiction to every step he has taken as a congressman. the only difference between paul ryan's position and todd akin's position is todd akin is willing...
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paul ryan is who mitt romney wants to have people see him as. sort of the view that people in the conservative media world have of ryan, this sort of lionization they have, that's what mitt romney believes he is and that he sees, he would like that definition and if that's what it takes to sort of refocus the spotlight on him in a way, then it was to him worth the political cost. we'll see. >> chuck todd, who broke the story to report on this and all day and all night and all night and day again. thank you very much. and something else indeed. chris cillizza, thanks for joining us today. >>> meanwhile, the romney/ryan team has split up today. mitt romney campaigning in florida while paul ryan is flying solo in iowa at the state fair. he'll be sharing the political spotlight in iowa with the president, who kicks off a three-day iowa bus tour, unprecedented in council bluffs. nbc's ron mott is in des moines at the state fair. warn you against the deep fried butter but other than that, you're on your own. what do you think ryan's appeal is going to
paul ryan is who mitt romney wants to have people see him as. sort of the view that people in the conservative media world have of ryan, this sort of lionization they have, that's what mitt romney believes he is and that he sees, he would like that definition and if that's what it takes to sort of refocus the spotlight on him in a way, then it was to him worth the political cost. we'll see. >> chuck todd, who broke the story to report on this and all day and all night and all night and...
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listen, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. >> oh, sweet jesus. >> sweet jesus, indeed. >> romney/ryan, there we go, that's great. >> stop it. this is hard. you want to try it? did i -- was i a little strong? >> romney/ryan. >> not sure precisely what i said but i stand by what i said, whatever it was. ♪ cleveland rocks jumping jean james dean ♪ ♪ cleveland rocks >> we begin with the president and mitt romney in a fever-pitch to gain the american heartland with candidates holding dueling events in ohio this afternoon, speaking at exactly the same time, to somewhat different kroundz. the buckeye battle going down even as devastating new polls show serious troubles for the romney camp. hours ago the president cracked 50% in gallup's dailily tracking poll, leading romney by six points nationwide. poll this is week have shown mitt romney trailing in just about every battleground state in this campaign. but nowhere is he in deeper trouble than in the depths of ohio. yes, in case you were wri
listen, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. >> oh, sweet jesus. >> sweet jesus, indeed. >> romney/ryan, there we go, that's great. >> stop it. this is hard. you want to try it? did i -- was i a little strong? >> romney/ryan. >> not sure precisely what i said but i stand by what i said, whatever it was. ♪ cleveland rocks jumping jean james dean ♪ ♪ cleveland rocks >> we begin with the president and mitt romney in a fever-pitch to gain the american heartland...
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paul ryan. romney/ryan, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. there we go. that's great. thank you. >> meanwhile congressman ryan a big green bay packers fan vented about that call on monday night football. went on to compare the nfl's replacement refs, yes, to the obama administration. >> i got to start off on something that was really troubling that occurred last night. did you watch that packer game last night? i mean, give me a break. i half think that these refs work part-time for the obama administration in the budget office. trying to pick the winners and losers and they don't even do that very well. unlike the seattle seahawks last night, we want to deserve this victory. >> vice president joe biden meanwhile has beenle holding mock debate sessions with chris van holland and campaigned yesterday in the state of virginia, keeping romney's comments about the 47% in his line of attack. >> he attacks the 47% of the american people who he says paid no federal taxes. and he attacks, he, romney, attacking someone on taxes? woah. that's like me attacking someone for being
paul ryan. romney/ryan, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. there we go. that's great. thank you. >> meanwhile congressman ryan a big green bay packers fan vented about that call on monday night football. went on to compare the nfl's replacement refs, yes, to the obama administration. >> i got to start off on something that was really troubling that occurred last night. did you watch that packer game last night? i mean, give me a break. i half think that these refs work part-time for the...
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akin, the romney/ryan campaign and the republican platform are all anti-abortion. though romney has clarified that he would allow abortions in case of rape and incest. they all stand by it and want to defund planned parenthood. they are all opposed to contraception coverage. >> absolutely. i think todd akin is the republican party. it's a crude or more sloppy way of saying what they stand for. he and paul ryan worked together on that forceable rape bill. the problem right now is not only that that's also the republican platform. the man who wrote all of the platforms is also fundraising for todd akin. this is not out of a mainstream view. these people are a big part of the republican coalition so it's a big moment to find out what it is that they believe about women. >> when you look at the fact that several republicans are now supporting akin, including some who tried to get him out of the race, you got priebus, the gop chair, former senator roy blunt and others that never left the side when you look at senator demint who now he'll be an honorary host at a fund-ra
akin, the romney/ryan campaign and the republican platform are all anti-abortion. though romney has clarified that he would allow abortions in case of rape and incest. they all stand by it and want to defund planned parenthood. they are all opposed to contraception coverage. >> absolutely. i think todd akin is the republican party. it's a crude or more sloppy way of saying what they stand for. he and paul ryan worked together on that forceable rape bill. the problem right now is not only...
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you asked corey how will the romney/ryan plan help job creation. he didn't answer it. he attacked the obama administration. that's what we see time and time again by the radical romney plan is that they have no specifics. the fact of the matter is over the last 31 months, we've had private sector job growth, created 5.1 million new jobs. and as of last friday, we had the lowest unemployment rate we've enjoyed in the last four years. does more need to happen? of course it does. but that's why the president is going to win virginia, because he is talking about growing the middle class out and talking about job creation and strengthening our economy in ways that will invest for the future. he has a plan. the other side doesn't. it's resonating in virginia. and we're going to make history again in virginia and deliver to it barack obama. >> corey, the thinking was at the beginning of this campaign, the thinking was that the governor would be able to essentially run on the economy, that the unemployment numbers and that people's perceptions of the economy, that they were go
you asked corey how will the romney/ryan plan help job creation. he didn't answer it. he attacked the obama administration. that's what we see time and time again by the radical romney plan is that they have no specifics. the fact of the matter is over the last 31 months, we've had private sector job growth, created 5.1 million new jobs. and as of last friday, we had the lowest unemployment rate we've enjoyed in the last four years. does more need to happen? of course it does. but that's why...
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mitt romney and paul ryan pair up again in new hampshire this morning for a giant town hall meeting. this comes a full week before they were supposed to appear together again at the republican convention in tampa. >> at one point, thought they would split up in the week before the convention. but now, they're going to be together. the dynamic duo, out in new hampshire. >> both teams are battling it out in the granite state for its four electoral votes. obama won it handily in 2008. this time, it's romney's backyard. and adding ryan to today's appearance, may push the duo over the top. >> he has a relationship with governor romney that is a very positive one. and they're very good together. and i think people see that. >> meanwhile, both sides want to keep the medical debate front and center. >> whatever changes get made under a romney/ryan administration, they won't affect current seniors. >> one of romney's senior advisers say they would keep the deadline. disclosure of romney's offshore banking accounts may be the reason for the delay. >> not unawful. but it is tax avoidance, at a
mitt romney and paul ryan pair up again in new hampshire this morning for a giant town hall meeting. this comes a full week before they were supposed to appear together again at the republican convention in tampa. >> at one point, thought they would split up in the week before the convention. but now, they're going to be together. the dynamic duo, out in new hampshire. >> both teams are battling it out in the granite state for its four electoral votes. obama won it handily in 2008....
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romney is, so you will not hear mitt romney say i am not ryan. you will likely hear and i expect to hear certainly about the time you get to the convention, ryan saying that i am romney. i think that's the order of things. i think what you're seeing, i would agree with bob on this point. there has been sort of a disconnect or a disconcerted effort to try to bring all this together. quite frankly, if you're going to go and open up this election, which i think it should be, to a choice election, where you're going to bring ryan in, then you'd better have that script together. be on the same page from the first interview with cbs and 60 minutes where he started distancing himself saying i got my own plan, to what you just played last night where he goes well, our plans are pretty much the same. you cannot start this argument. again, i agree with bob, this national debate on substance where you're showing that well, maybe we haven't worked out exactly what the substance is. >> whatever your politics watching the show now, you want to know what these
romney is, so you will not hear mitt romney say i am not ryan. you will likely hear and i expect to hear certainly about the time you get to the convention, ryan saying that i am romney. i think that's the order of things. i think what you're seeing, i would agree with bob on this point. there has been sort of a disconnect or a disconcerted effort to try to bring all this together. quite frankly, if you're going to go and open up this election, which i think it should be, to a choice election,...
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i think what paul ryan did for mitt romney was he lent mitt romney credibility with the party so that people didn't just feel good about ryan, they felt good about romney and the choices they think he'll make as a president if he's elected. i think that's why ryan was valuable for romney in this particular campaign. but it's still going to get down to romney, i think most of the attention is going to be about romney. i think paul ryan is likely to an equip himself aby enough he will not be the story in much of the way sarah palin was four years ago. >> i want to can you one more question and pivot to singh else you're an expert on, the study of steve kornacki. you used to sit next to him as we've said. is there any little story that you can tell us briefly that would shine a light on who he really is? >> by the way, it's his birthday. >> steve kornacki does not like taking orders from everybody. he never wore a suit till he got on tv which is why i'm surprised he took this gig because the guy hates to wear a tie. >> we know that this week drucker, no tie into and that's the story i've
i think what paul ryan did for mitt romney was he lent mitt romney credibility with the party so that people didn't just feel good about ryan, they felt good about romney and the choices they think he'll make as a president if he's elected. i think that's why ryan was valuable for romney in this particular campaign. but it's still going to get down to romney, i think most of the attention is going to be about romney. i think paul ryan is likely to an equip himself aby enough he will not be the...
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will the romney/ryan rule -- will the romney/ryan lie about medicare work? 18% of you said yes. 82% of you said no. >>> up next, joe biden and the so-called racist code word. find out why republicans claim the vice president has gone too far, and they want an apology. we're coming right back. >>> in tonight's big finish, republicans must be desperate. they're now accusing vice president joe biden of using racist code to attack mitt romney today. >> unchain wall street. they're going to put you back in chains. >> the romney campaign is actually calling biden's comment a new low in the campaign. and romney surrogate john sununu told andrea mitchell he's outraged. >> going to be folks across the country who are going to try to take that as some kind of code word that is going to suggest that the republicans are trying to be racial in their programs. that's ridiculous. >> but hold the phone. there was no republican outrage when former presidential candidate rick santorum used the same code almost one year ago today. >> because they will put you in chains called
will the romney/ryan rule -- will the romney/ryan lie about medicare work? 18% of you said yes. 82% of you said no. >>> up next, joe biden and the so-called racist code word. find out why republicans claim the vice president has gone too far, and they want an apology. we're coming right back. >>> in tonight's big finish, republicans must be desperate. they're now accusing vice president joe biden of using racist code to attack mitt romney today. >> unchain wall street....
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is mitt romney willing to defend what ryan has once done? is he ready to stand in national debate and i'm i'm for dumping medicare and making abortion premeditated murder? is mitt ready to climb aboard the ryan express and let the right wing social engineer change the direction of this country? with me now two politico pros. michael steele and bob shrum. i want to start with shrum. mitt romney finally admitting he's running on the paul ryan plan. last night he told a green bay station his plan and ryan's are the same. let's watch. >> paul ryan and my plan for medicare, i think is the same. if not identical, it's probably close to identical. >> shrummy, i think what we're seeing here is the same kind of evolution on the ticket we saw with w and cheney where the vp set the pace because the vp has deep convictions like cheney did and w didn't have them. here we have setting the tune for his new partner romney. tell me what you think about what's going on, the identical nature of their health care plans. the far out right wing position that ryan
is mitt romney willing to defend what ryan has once done? is he ready to stand in national debate and i'm i'm for dumping medicare and making abortion premeditated murder? is mitt ready to climb aboard the ryan express and let the right wing social engineer change the direction of this country? with me now two politico pros. michael steele and bob shrum. i want to start with shrum. mitt romney finally admitting he's running on the paul ryan plan. last night he told a green bay station his plan...
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and if paul ryan and mitt romney were so serious, paul ryan is the chair of the house budget commission. if he wanted to get his plan forward so that we could have an independent third party that would give us an opinion on the real numbers he could do it. and if the plan was so wonderful they wouldn't wait ten years to implement. they'd implement it today. so he can go to a republican stronghold, and be embraced, but to say that the president hasn't shown leadership is not supported by the cbo. >> are you concerned, i talked to some other conservatives who quietly say this but won't say it publicly right now, say that attacking the president on his medicare plan, the $716 billion of cuts, is a little disingen disingenuous for republicans to make that attack because it's what republicans cried about when democrats attacked him for this in '96 number one, and those are all cuts, they're cuts in future growth. they're not cuts in benefits now. aren't these some of the same cuts that you're going to have to advocate for, assuming you are elected to the united states senate? >> look, if you
and if paul ryan and mitt romney were so serious, paul ryan is the chair of the house budget commission. if he wanted to get his plan forward so that we could have an independent third party that would give us an opinion on the real numbers he could do it. and if the plan was so wonderful they wouldn't wait ten years to implement. they'd implement it today. so he can go to a republican stronghold, and be embraced, but to say that the president hasn't shown leadership is not supported by the...
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will the romney/ryan rule -- will the romney/ryan lie about medicare work? 18% of you said yes. 82% of you said no. >>> up next, joe biden and the so-called racist code word. find out why republicans claim the vice president has gone too far, and they want an apology. we're coming right back. [ lenner lesaneed to carr a io n that meatball now lives in hiding, in constant fear that era will one day track it down too. ♪ twice the stain fighting power as the next leading liquid value brand. era, the only detergent that's chuck norris approved. [ engine revs, tires squeal ] [ male announcer ] more power. more style. more technology. less doors. the 2012 c-coupe. join mercedes-benz usa on facebook for the best summer sweepstakes. join mercedes-benz usa on facebook those surprising little still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is t
will the romney/ryan rule -- will the romney/ryan lie about medicare work? 18% of you said yes. 82% of you said no. >>> up next, joe biden and the so-called racist code word. find out why republicans claim the vice president has gone too far, and they want an apology. we're coming right back. [ lenner lesaneed to carr a io n that meatball now lives in hiding, in constant fear that era will one day track it down too. ♪ twice the stain fighting power as the next leading liquid value...
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romney picks fiscal conservative paul ryan as running mate. here's abc explaining the morning of the announcement who this paul ryan is. "ryan, 42, a seven-term congressman from janesville, wisconsin, is known as a fiscal conservative." slate.com, "a wonderful thing has happened for this country. paul ryan will be the republican nominee for vice president. ryan is a real fiscal conservative." this is just the shorthand for describing what paul ryan is. he's a fiscal conservative. my favorite definition of what it means to be a conservative, period, is from the mission statement from the "national review" magazine, which william f. buckley wrote in 1955. he said the national review would stand athwart history yelling, stop! well, if being conservative means you're standing athwart history yelling stop, stop with the progress, keep things as they are, conserve what exists and fight efforts to change things. if that's what a conservative is, what's a fiscal conservative? the way we use fiscal conservative, it's supposed to be not somebody opposed
romney picks fiscal conservative paul ryan as running mate. here's abc explaining the morning of the announcement who this paul ryan is. "ryan, 42, a seven-term congressman from janesville, wisconsin, is known as a fiscal conservative." slate.com, "a wonderful thing has happened for this country. paul ryan will be the republican nominee for vice president. ryan is a real fiscal conservative." this is just the shorthand for describing what paul ryan is. he's a fiscal...
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, ryan, romney ryan. >> there we go, all right. >> does he have any. >> i come back to number three. >> romney is a strikeout. >> if we don't run chris christie, romney will be the nominee and he'll lose. >> it is a big day in the big apple. >> president obama is in new york right now. >> america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. >> there was president obama giving a speech. >> i accept people are going to call me awful things every day. >> then there was mitt romney. >> the few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> if he's going to double down on that 47, that will cause difficulties. >> wait a couple of days for that bounce. >> he has no past that i can ever spot. >> i can appreciate your kind words. >> when i was a boy i used to think that becoming rich and becoming famous would make me happy. boy, was i right. >> yeah, he said that. with just 42 days until the presidential election and with a new poll showing mitt romney's path to the presidency rapidly narrowing, paul ryan is rapidly realizing that he is well on his way to becoming the next losing v
, ryan, romney ryan. >> there we go, all right. >> does he have any. >> i come back to number three. >> romney is a strikeout. >> if we don't run chris christie, romney will be the nominee and he'll lose. >> it is a big day in the big apple. >> president obama is in new york right now. >> america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. >> there was president obama giving a speech. >> i accept people are going to call me awful...
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, like your home mortgage tax deduction, in the romney/ryan tax plan. not enough time. they can't even say if you will pay more or less with their tax plan. well, mitt, i'm sure president obama will give you as many of his minutes as you need to explain it all in wednesday night's debate. >> mitt romney needs a great october. >> we know romney needs a great october. >> to change the course of this campaign. >> the final push is on. >> just days away from the first presidential debate. >> both candidates cramming for the first debate. >> everyone trying to lower expectations. >> franticly spinning to lower expectations. >> >> president obama is an experienced debatetor. >> i'm just okay. >> almost everyone seems to be muting enthusiasm in trying to undersell thvernlths is mitt's first time. >> i don't buy that. >> chris christie is taking a different tack. >> we have a candidate who is going to do extraordinary well on wednesday night. come thursday morning when we get to thursday morning, the entire narrative of this race is going to change. >> this is
, like your home mortgage tax deduction, in the romney/ryan tax plan. not enough time. they can't even say if you will pay more or less with their tax plan. well, mitt, i'm sure president obama will give you as many of his minutes as you need to explain it all in wednesday night's debate. >> mitt romney needs a great october. >> we know romney needs a great october. >> to change the course of this campaign. >> the final push is on. >> just days away from the first...
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ryan's plan is very serious. mitt romney wants to show that he's very serious. chris christie, although he has a sense of humor, they don't want it to seem like it's gloom and doom. >> is the convention going to be more about filling in the blanks for mitt romney? >> chris is perfect. the denominator here is, we can no longer pay our bills. >> what do you need out of the convention? people to know mitt romney better or people to understand what the republican party is for? >> b as much as "a." >> i think that's one of the issues that it's about mitt romney. i think it's more about paul ryan. >> defining the party? >> defining the party in order to go to the country and say, we're better than the other guys and here's why. >> shameless plugs? >> u.s. marines, my daddy, loved the marines. >> much less seriously, if paul ryan ever served you a margarita, i'd like to hear from you for a story. >> you roll caller. that's okay. >> i've got a piece on usnews.com on ryan and how he won't help romney with his issue with women and la tooth knowns. >>> we'll see you right
ryan's plan is very serious. mitt romney wants to show that he's very serious. chris christie, although he has a sense of humor, they don't want it to seem like it's gloom and doom. >> is the convention going to be more about filling in the blanks for mitt romney? >> chris is perfect. the denominator here is, we can no longer pay our bills. >> what do you need out of the convention? people to know mitt romney better or people to understand what the republican party is for?...
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six studies say the romney/ryan math adds up. the talking point's been so great that a top romney adviser took it for a spin over to the home field this weekend. and he wasn't expecting this. >> six different studies have said this is entirely doable. >> that wasn't the question. some of them are blog and independent groups. >> these are very credible sources and -- >> one of them is a from a guy who -- a blog from a top adviser to george w. bush. these are hardly nonpartisan studies. >> chris, i think if you look at harvard and aei, they are very credible sources. >> you wouldn't say that aei is a conservative think tank? >> it's a light leaning think tank but that doesn't make it uncredible. >> it doesn't make it partisan. >> two blogs from the conservative think tank, american enterprise institute. another nonpartisan study is from the conservative think tank, the heritage foundation. their own website said that it's a paper written by, ready for this one, a former bush adviser. study number five, five says -- is written by "t
six studies say the romney/ryan math adds up. the talking point's been so great that a top romney adviser took it for a spin over to the home field this weekend. and he wasn't expecting this. >> six different studies have said this is entirely doable. >> that wasn't the question. some of them are blog and independent groups. >> these are very credible sources and -- >> one of them is a from a guy who -- a blog from a top adviser to george w. bush. these are hardly...
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obviously, ron, we see which direction the romney/ryan ticket would like to at least take this week? >> reporter: claktly. hey there, tamron. hope you can hear me over the rumble of the bus. we're heading into detroit. i'm sure the campaign could pack more stuff into the schedule today. in addition to the rally if in toledo where you heard paul ryan, he has three events around the detroit area. this is romney's old stomping ground from his younger days, and they're not quite ready to give up on a michigan where they think they can make a play. he's on his way to an education roundtable and a fund-raiser and another big rally tonight planned. another thing unusual about his speech in toledo was the fact it was much longer than usual. he went 33 minutes or so. usually we get a15, 20 minutes out of him and he doesn't spend a lot of time talking about foreign policy. because the crowd saw governor romney's speech at the virginia military institute, paul ryan wanted to talk a little bit about that and perhaps giving him a little more of a chance to get some of the foreign policy stuff out
obviously, ron, we see which direction the romney/ryan ticket would like to at least take this week? >> reporter: claktly. hey there, tamron. hope you can hear me over the rumble of the bus. we're heading into detroit. i'm sure the campaign could pack more stuff into the schedule today. in addition to the rally if in toledo where you heard paul ryan, he has three events around the detroit area. this is romney's old stomping ground from his younger days, and they're not quite ready to give...
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one wants to hear the math on the romney/ryan tax plan. sam stein and jonathan cape heart will join me. and arnold schwarzenegger in the rewrite tonight. >>> the problem we've had is not everybody knows all the specification we've put out there. not everybody knows these plans, our five-point plan for a stronger middle class. >> of course no one knows the specifics of mitt romney and paul ryan's tax plan because they haven't given any specifics. even fox news chris wallace wants more details on how the romney/ryan tax plan would actually work. >> well, how much would it cost? >> it's revenue neutral. >> we'll get to the deductions, but the cut in tax rates. >> the cut in tax rates is lower all americans' tax rates by 20%. >> how much does that cost. >> it's revenue neutral. >> it's not revenue neutral unless you take away from the deduction. the first half lowering the tax rates, does that cost $5 trillion? >> no. i won't get into a baseline argument with you because that's what a lot of this is about. >> you haven't given me the math. >>
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we'll tell you about the most amazing part of the romney/ryan budget that people aren't talking about, but need to be. and by the way, it's not medicare. and we'll also tell you how and why the president is getting outspent and out-raised this campaign and what it could mean this november. we've got some nice coup de graces on those. and you'll want to see them. and then there's todd akin, boy, is there todd akin. as ed would say, let's get to work. deadlines. deadlines are exciting in politics. they're just great. if you're a reporter, you're always just kind of waiting there for something to happen. it's a problem. it's my problem. deadlines mean something has to happen. it's great. but today we had a truly exciting and unlikely deadline on our hands. one we didn't expect even a week ago. by 5:00 p.m. central time, republican senate candidate todd akin, he had the theory that the female reproductive system includes some kind of spermacide. this is a really big deal. as my friend rachel maddow explained last night, she hosts "the rachel maddow show". you've probably heard of it. it's
we'll tell you about the most amazing part of the romney/ryan budget that people aren't talking about, but need to be. and by the way, it's not medicare. and we'll also tell you how and why the president is getting outspent and out-raised this campaign and what it could mean this november. we've got some nice coup de graces on those. and you'll want to see them. and then there's todd akin, boy, is there todd akin. as ed would say, let's get to work. deadlines. deadlines are exciting in...
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paul ryan, isn't that something? wait a second. wait a second. romney/ryan. romney/ryan. there you go. >> governor romney says that 47% of americans will vote for president obama because they are dependent on the government. this has sparked a lot of reaction obviously. what did he really mean by that? >> yes. he was obviously inarticulate at making this point. >> joining me in studio is msnbc contributor and daily beast columnist meghan mccain and son of the former president reagan. meghan, politico columnist wrote a satire call piece about romney and ryan and spoke to my colleague jansing. >> paul ryan is treated like a surrogate. he doesn't get to choose his own staff. he has a staff loyal to mitt romney around him every minute. he is told what to say and told what to do. that's fine as long as romney is winning. but romney is not winning. he's losing. and that unleashes the presidential candidate to act in his or her own way to unleash sarah palin to start attacking barack obama more. >> so meghan, as we all know. your dad certainly dealt with tensions within the tick
paul ryan, isn't that something? wait a second. wait a second. romney/ryan. romney/ryan. there you go. >> governor romney says that 47% of americans will vote for president obama because they are dependent on the government. this has sparked a lot of reaction obviously. what did he really mean by that? >> yes. he was obviously inarticulate at making this point. >> joining me in studio is msnbc contributor and daily beast columnist meghan mccain and son of the former president...